歼一警百 — “To punish one person severely as a warning to many others”
歼一警百 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one person severely as a warning to many others”. To make an example of someone to deter others. Literally, “Slay one to warn a hundred”.
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为了维护班级的学习纪律，老师对一个屡次迟到的同学进行了严肃批评，意在歼一警百，提醒其他同学要准时。
To maintain classroom discipline, the teacher severely criticized a student who was repeatedly late, intending to make an example of them to warn other students to be punctual.
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What does 歼一警百 mean?
歼一警百 (jiān yī jǐng bǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one person severely as a warning to many others”.
How do you pronounce 歼一警百?
歼一警百 is pronounced jiān yī jǐng bǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 歼一警百 literally mean?
Literally, 歼一警百 means “Slay one to warn a hundred”. It is used to mean “to punish one person severely as a warning to many others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 歼一警百?
杀一个人来敬告一批人。